Twee acteurs met telraam

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beeld: hoogte 427 mm x breedte 281 mm

Art Historical Context

**Twee acteurs met telam** (Two Actors with Abacus a vibrant color woodcut byii Kiyohiro from1752, captures the flair of Edo-period Japan Measuring 427 mm high by 281 mm wide, this print exemplifies the ukiyo-e tradition, or "pictures of the floating world," which celebrated everyday pleasures like kabuki theater. Kiyohiro, a master of the Torii—renowned for yakusha-e (actor prints)—skillfully portrayed performers in dynamic poses, here posed with an abacus, evoking a lively merchant or comedic scene from the stage. Created during Japan's Genroku era cultural boom, the artwork reflects kabuki...

About the Artist

Torii Kiyohiro · 1737–1776

Torii Kiyohiro (active 1737–1776) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist and a member of the celebrated Torii school, one of the oldest and most distinguished lineages in the history of Japanese woodblock printing. The Torii school had been founded in the late seventeenth century and built its reputation on the creation of billboards and illustrated programs for the Kabuki theater in Edo, and Kiyohiro carr...